Saturday's intense games set up an interesting Sunday for the three American League teams currently chasing two wild-card playoff berths.

The Cleveland Indians lead the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays by one game. Any number of situations could happen that would result in a playoff game on Monday before the wild card even begins. It's best to read this story by SN's Ryan Fagan just to get yourself up to speed.

American League wild card

Despite a stumble to start, the Rangers fulfilled their need by knocking off the Angels 7-4. It was their sixth consecutive victory. But if the Indians and Rays win, the Rangers are out of luck.

The Angels made five errors for a game, showing the ineptitude that led their high-priced, high-expectation roster to collapse in the AL West. Maybe it was the early start; the game was moved up eight hours to avoid inclement weather.

Yu Darvish (13-9, 2.82 ERA), the major league leader in strikeouts, starts the finale for Texas. Sunday's game is scheduled for 3:05 p.m. ET. The Rays start two hours earlier, the Indians one. Check Sunday's full schedule.

Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins: The Cleveland Indians moved into sole possession of the AL wild-card lead on the next-to-last scheduled day of the regular season, beating the Minnesota Twins 5-1behind Scott Kazmir's strong start to extend their winning streak to nine.

Seeking their first postseason appearance since 2007, the Indians (91-70) took a one-game lead over Tampa Bay and Texas (both 90-71).

Cleveland is assured of at least a tie for the AL wild card. With three teams seeking the two wild cards, Sunday's results could decide the matter or lead to one or two tiebreaker games at the start of next week.

Home-field advantage

The Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals both open the NL division series at home on Thursday, and the Los Angeles Dodgers will be on the road. In the AL, the Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics will open the AL division series at home on Friday, and Detroit will be away. Opponents for all are still to be determined.